Memelab Ian Dennis Miller http://imiller.utsc.utoronto.ca Prof. - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Memelab Ian Dennis Miller http://imiller.utsc.utoronto.ca Prof. Gerald Cupchik, Advisor a meme laboratory viral phenomena are interesting memes spread virally understand memes = understand virality its the people memes are


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Memelab

Ian Dennis Miller http://imiller.utsc.utoronto.ca

  • Prof. Gerald Cupchik, Advisor
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a meme laboratory

  • viral phenomena are interesting
  • memes spread virally
  • understand memes = understand virality
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it’s the people

  • memes are spread virally
  • viral phenomena = people phenomena
  • Memelab exists for the people
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demo: experiment

  • participant using meme8.com
  • meme creation
  • sharing interface
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cumulative hits

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demo: simulation

  • agent-based simulation
  • an “experimenter” recruits agents
  • each white arrow is a shared meme
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simulation timeseries

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Memelab results

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Memelab

  • using memes to study viral phenomena
  • extending results through simulations
  • intermediate goal: 2 billion agent

simulation

  • http://imiller.utsc.utoronto.ca
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